Edging for multilayered fabric and method of making the same



June 12, 1962 s, RAJK| I I 3,038,167

Ensim@ FOR MULTIEAYEEED FABRIC AMD METHOD 0F MAKING TME SAME Filed Nov. 25, 1959 IN V EN TOR. rEP//E/v AA JK/ zffgam@ ATTORNEY ai *in nited States Patent 3,038,167 EDGING FOR MULTILAYERED FABRIC AND METHOD OF MAKING THE SAME Stephen Rajki, Cleveland, Ohio, assignor to Stephen- Rajki, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio, a corporation of Ohio Filed Nov. 25, 1959, Ser. No. 855,333 1 Claim. (Cl. 2-274) This invention is an improvement over that disclosed in my copending application Serial No. 806,388, filed April 14, 1959, now abandoned, and relates to a formed and finished edging for multilayered fabrics which may be used in the manufacture of garments, and parts thereof, blankets or other articles either as a finished edge of substantially uniform thickness or as an edge along portions of a plurality of pieces of multilayered fabrics which are to be joined together along their adjacent edges, as in the manufacture of garments such as overcoats or the like.

Multilayered or multiply fabrics are and have been available on the market for use in the manufacture of garments such as overcoats and other types of garments wherein a heavy fabric is desirable, and in the manufacture of other articles, such as blankets or the like. Such multilayered or multiply fabrics consist of two or more layers woven together in superposed relation. In forming a finished edge along a piece of such fabric, it has been the practice to turn over such edge, thus resulting in a doubling of the number of layers of the fabric along the area which is folded over. This folded over edge is sewed to retain it in position, thus exposing a new edge which is of rounded oriinished form and which may be covered with a binding, if desired, as is customary in the manufacture of blankets. This practice is objectionable because of the increased or double thickness of the material along the finished edge.

It is an object of this invention to employ multilayered fabrics in the construction of such articles as garments, blankets or the like, and to provide a means of finishing the free edges thereof or the component parts of such articles as are to be joined together along adjacent edges to produce the article without increasing the thickness along the finished edge or along the edges of the component parts which are to be joined together.

Another object of the invention is a method of forming finished edges of a piece of multilayered fabric without increasing the over-all thickness of the fabric in the area of the edge.

Another object of the invention is to produce a finished edge on a piece of multiply fabric which does not increase the thickness of the fabric along the finished edge area and which therefore produces a smooth and neat appearance.

A further object of the invention is to construct an edge along a multilayered piece of fabric which employs a fold of the fabric upon itself but which, when so folded, does not increase the thickness of the fabric along the area of the folded edge.

Other objects and advantages of this invention will become more apparent as the following description of an embodiment thereof progresses, reference being made to the accompanying drawing in which like reference characters are employed to designate like parts throughout the same.

In the drawings:

FIGURE 1 illustrates a piece of multilayered or multiply fabric which, as shown, consists of two plies and represents the first step in the forming of a finished edge along a piece of such fabric;

FIGURE 2 is a View similar -to that shown in FIGURE l and represents the second step, according to my improved method;

FIGURE 3 illustrates the third step in forming a 3,038,167 Patented June 12, 19262 ICS finished edge of multiply fabric wherein one of the plies is folded upon itself, the folded portion to lie in substantially the same plane and closely adjacent the edge of another ply;

FIGURE 4 illustrates an application of my invention in the construction of a component part of a garment, such as a lapel or cuff; and

FIGURE 5` is a sectional View taken transversely through two adjacent pieces of multilayered fabric each of which has its adjacent edges formed according to my invention and which are secured together by stitching in the nature of a seam, such as might be employed in sewing together two component parts of a garment, or the like, along their adjacent edges.

In the tailoring of garments such as overcoats, jackets or the like, and in the manufacture of blankets, where the fabric from which the article is made is of the multilayered or multiply type, including a face layer and a backing layer, vand even intermediate layers, woven together at the mill, substantially throughout their contacting faces, my invention is particularly useful in forming and finishing the marginal edges of the article or of component parts, such as lapels, cuffs, etc., as well as in the forming and finishing of seams by which the component parts of a garment are secured together. This invention,

as applied to multiply or laminated fabrics, will enable the` finished garment or article to retain its intended shape free from puckering of the layers and will not require the use of stiffener members. The use-of multiply fabric permits incorporating the use of multipatterns and designs in the face and backing layers whereby the article may be reversed in use and still retain its shape and neatly tailored appearance. The present invention also enables the formation of a finished edge along the margin of a piece of multiply fabric wherein the-finished edge includes a marginal portionof one ply folded back upon itself without increasing the over-all thickness of the multiply fabric along the finished edge area.

Referring now more particularly to the drawing and FIGS. 1, 2 and 3 thereof, there is shown a fragmentary Vportion of a multiply fabric which in the present instance `is shown as having a backing layer 1 and a face layer or ply 2 which come from the mill woven together at W throughout their contacting surfaces in superposed position.

According to my invention, when it is desired to form a finished edge along a margin of such multiply fabric, a portion of the marginal area of one of the plies 1, as shown in FIGS. l, 2 and 3, may be the backing ply 1, is removed along a line parallel to the edge of the facing ply 2 so that the facing ply 2 will overlie the severed edge 3 of the ply 1 and will extend beyond it a suiiicient distance to permit the extended portion 4 to be folded upwardly and inwardly along a line 5 to lie iiush along the upper yface of the ply 2. As shown in FIG. 3, the free edge of the .folded portion 4 preferably lies close to and in contact with the severed edge 3 of the ply El and in such position may be secured to the ply 2 and/or the ply 1 -by stitching or the like. In this manner, the finished edge will lie Within the thickness of the multiply fabric and consequently will not increase the thickness thereof, as would be the case if the plies were merely folded over and then stitched to the body portion of the 'fabric piece.

In FIG. 4, I have illustrated the use of my invention in the construction of -a component part of a garment such as a lapel or cuff wherein the two plies of the multiply fabric having a finished edge, as described above in connection with FIGS. 1, 2 and 3, are secured together along their finished edges by means of stitching 6 and in which the folded over edge portions of the plies Z lie face to face, the folded over portions being indicated at 4.

In PIG. 5, I have illustrated how two component parts of a garment or other article may be secured together along their edges which are constructed and finished, as shown in FIGS. l, 2 and 3, and as described above, without increasing the over-all thickness of either component part indicated generally at and 11, respectively.

As shown in FIG. 5, these component parts are disposed edge to edge in substantially the sarne edge plane and are secured together by means of stitching 12 along these facing edges.

It will be seen from the above that the use of my invention in connection with the manufacture of garments and other articles and component parts thereof from fabrics of the multiply or multilayered type permits a highly finished and neat appearance along the finished edges and even `along those areas where two or more component parts, edged in accordance with my invention, are joined together, without increasing the over-all thickness of the multiply fabric at any points including the areas along their finished edges or along seams where two or more component parts are secured together.

Thus, the tailor or manufacturer can eliminate the unsightly, bulky and thick edges heretofore necessarily encountered in the tailoring of garments such as overcoats, jackets and component parts thereof, where multiply fabrics are employed in their construction.

In carrying out the method of producing a finished edge according to my invention, as shown in FIGS. 1, 2 and 3, a piece of multiply fabric which is to be used either as a component part of the garment or in its entirety, as in the manufacture of blankets, for instance, is laid out flat on a table or other support `and the plies are separated one from the other by cutting the woven threads connecting these plies together in superposed position so that a strip of one ply, along the edge to be finished, preferably the backing ply, is then removed, as indicated in FIG. 1, allowing the facing ply 2 to extend beyond the cut-away portion of the ply 1 along the edge area to be finished. When this marginal strip is removed from the ply 1, the extended end l4 of the other ply 2 is folded upwardly `and then upon itself along a line 5, in a manner as illustrated in FIGS. 2 and 3 so that the folded portion 4 will lie fiat upon the ply 2, its outer edge lying along and preferably in contact with the severed edge 3 of the ply 1. In this position, the folded over edge portion 4 may be secured to the ply 2 and/or ply 1, thus producing the finished rounded edge which is neat in appearance and which lies within the plane of the multiple fabric without increasing the over-all thickness thereof.

Various changes may be made in the details of construction and arrangement of parts of the invention without departing from the spirit thereof or the scope of the appended claim.

I claim:

A finished edge for a garment, blanket or similar article formed from a plurality of pieces of multiply fabric in which the plies are pre-Woven together in superposed relation including a pair of plies in each piece and in which two of said pieces are joined together edgewise, one of the respective plies of each corresponding piece having a free edge portion extending beyond the adjacent edge portion of the other ply of the respective piece, stitching said extended edge portions together along a line intermediate the free edge portions of the plies of the respective pieces, said extended free edge portions being folded about said line to lie flat upon their own respective plies, said finished edge thereby having a thickness no greater than that of the total number of plies of said pieces, said pieces being folded upon each other about vsaid stitching.

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